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Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant said her office has been inundated with angry phone calls and other messages since she called last week for massive demonstrations against Donald Trump’s inauguration as president.

Sawant, her aides and council receptionists have fielded thousands of calls, emails and Facebook messages — mostly from Trump supporters, she said.

The council member said demonstrations are needed to oppose Trump’s plans, which include deporting millions of immigrants who entered the country illegally and nominating a Supreme Court justice who could help overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision.

“The inauguration will go on,” she said. “But that doesn’t mean we have to accept Trump’s agenda quietly. We have a moral duty not to.”